Trump 2nd term updates: Trump attends the Super Bowl

Trump becomes the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.

Last Updated: February 9, 2025, 7:18 PM EST

President Donald Trump's second administration continued its swift recasting of the federal government, prompting pushback from Democrats and legal challenges.

The president said Sunday that he will announce tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum on Monday but didn't say when they'll take effect.

Trump, meanwhile, is at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday night to take in the Super Bowl. Trump picked the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in an interview aired before the game on Fox.

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Feb 07, 2025, 7:56 PM EST

Trump signs order freezing aid to South Africa

Trump signed an executive order that freezes all aid to South Africa during a closed press event Friday.

The order also states that "the United States shall promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation."

Trump's new executive order references the Expropriation Act that was signed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Trump has previously threatened to halt funds to South Africa, claiming white South Africans are being mistreated by the nation's post-apartheid government.

DOGE leader Elon Musk has also repeatedly accused his country of birth's government of being anti-white.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused South Africa of "anti-Americanism" and said he wouldn't attend the G20 in South Africa because of it.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Feb 07, 2025, 7:31 PM EST

Musk's DOGE gains access to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Sources

Staffers for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have gained access to internal systems at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal agency that Musk has previously called to be deleted, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

On Friday afternoon, Musk posted on X an ominous message regarding the agency: “CFPB RIP."

The post left some CFPB staff unsettled and uncertain, with one employee telling ABC News that no official communication had been made internally regarding the agency’s future, noting that a routine weekly report outlining CFPB’s work had just been circulated.

Earlier that day, the CFPB chief operating officer informed staff via email that DOGE employees had entered the agency’s offices in D.C. and would require "read-only access" to key internal systems, including HR, procurement and financial databases, according to an email reviewed by ABC News.

A small group of DOGE staffers were spotted inside CFPB offices on Friday, sources said, setting up operations in the building’s basement. A DOGE rep did not respond to a request for comment.

-ABC News' Will Steakin

Feb 07, 2025, 6:42 PM EST

Biden's security clearance revoked, Trump says

Trump announced Friday that he is terminating former President Joe Biden from receiving access to classified information, according to a new social media post.

Trump said he is immediately revoking Biden's "security clearances" and stopping his access to daily intelligence briefings.

He then suggested that Biden cannot be trusted with sensitive information.

Presidents do not have security clearances, though -- they have access to classified information because of the position they hold.

Former President Joe Biden gestures while arriving at Joint Base Andrews following inauguration ceremonies in Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 20, 2025.
Samuel Corum/Getty Images

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Feb 07, 2025, 6:13 PM EST

Trump fires Kennedy Center chairman, says he will fill role

President Donald Trump announced he will immediately terminate Kennedy Center Chairman David Rubenstein, as well as other members of the Board of Trustees in Washington, D.C., according to a new social media post.

Trump added that he will make himself the chairman.

His reasoning for the firing? Trump claimed the performing arts center featured drag shows that targeted the youth and that the Board of Trustees does not share the same vision of the "Golden Age" in arts and culture.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

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